Arc 39The Solar and Lunar Scriptures

After killing the White-Clothed Sword Immortal and acquiring imperial treasures, Jiang Ning balanced the Solar and Lunar Scriptures and advanced his cultivation. He learned that the Ten Domains’ merger could revive ancient powers, while six Sun Lords prepared to contest the Great Sun.

  • Jiang Ning received the Lunar Scripture from the woman of the Moon Palace and began cultivating it alongside his Solar Scripture.
  • The White-Clothed Sword Immortal threatened the Royal Capital, but Jiang Ning defeated him and swallowed his damaged immortal sword.
  • Jiang Ning visited Wang Jin, then accepted resources and access to the imperial treasury from Ji Minghao in exchange for no titles or territory.
  • Jiang Ning chose Crimson Cloud, crimson ore, and black wood from the treasury, refined them, and used the Kunpeng Transformation to break all nine shackles in his left arm.
  • Wang Yu returned the Human Emperor Sword to Ji Minghao and spoke with him about the Nine Heavens’ alliance, while Jiang Ning advanced his cultivation with the treasury’s treasures.
  • Jiang Ning killed Ji Xuan and sixty-eight others at the prince’s estate, while Ji Minghao and Wang Yu failed to identify the killer from Ji Xuan’s True Spirit.
  • Jiang Ning cultivated both scriptures at Yang Lake, formed a Chaos Seed from solar and lunar origin, and confirmed he had reached human immortal perfection.
  • Jiang Ning received instruction from the Shangyang Immortal Sect’s sect master, climbed the Celestial Ladder, and learned from the Crimson Radiance Ancestor that the Ten Domains’ merger could revive the Primordial Era.
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Ch. 951The Secret Art of Severing Shackles, a Perfect Life Form!

Jiang Ning read the Martial Saint’s letters, learned that the old master had died, and returned to the capital worried that the news would soon plunge the world into chaos. At home, he discovered that Lin Qingyi had conceived the perfect life-form and learned that they needed to practice the Lunar-Solar Scripture together.

  • Jiang Ning opened the wooden box and read the Martial Saint’s letter, which explained that the Martial Saint had severed every shackle using an inheritance from beyond this world and urged Jiang Ning to seek a method of his own.
  • Jiang Ning entered the Martial Saint’s grotto-heaven, found another letter offering him refuge and encouraging him to create a method, then left after paying his respects.
  • Jiang Ning returned to the capital and reflected that the Martial Saint’s death would soon become public knowledge, leaving the world in turmoil and Jiang Ning to rely on himself.
  • Lü Yi greeted Jiang Ning at Marquis Dongling’s Residence and sent him to see Lin Qingyi.
  • Jiang Ning sensed the perfect life-form in Lin Qingyi’s womb, and Lin Qingyi told him that they needed to practice the Lunar-Solar Scripture together to address the imbalance in his Primordial Spirit.

Ch. 952A New Master, the Lunar Scripture!

Jiang Ning received the Lunar Scripture from the woman of the Moon Palace, who became his master, and balanced the yin and yang energies in his Primordial Spirit. She then began helping him advance his cultivation as the world faced upheaval after the Martial Saint’s death.

  • Jiang Ning left Lin Qingyi and traveled to the Water-Moon Sword Palace to ask the woman of the Moon Palace for the Lunar Scripture.
  • The woman imparted the Lunar Scripture, giving Jiang Ning a self-sustaining source of Lunar Yin that harmonized with his Solar Scripture.
  • Jiang Ning bowed to the woman and acknowledged her as his master, and she warned him to protect the perfect life-form in Lin Qingyi’s womb.
  • The woman explained that the Martial Saint’s death would bring chaos and led Jiang Ning beneath an enormous osmanthus tree.
  • She described the Immortal Dao’s flower and fruit realms, then showered Jiang Ning with pollen that granted him insights into the Lunar Scripture.

Ch. 953Sword Immortal, a Probe from the Grotto-Heaven Blessed Lands!

After the Martial Saint’s death, Ji Minghao sought the Nine Heavens’ protection for Great Xia, while Jiang Ning weighed his Immortal Dao scriptures against continuing along the Martial Dao. A White-Clothed Sword Immortal crossed the East Sea toward the Royal Capital to test whether the Martial Saint was truly gone, and Granny Bai prepared to confront him.

  • Ji Minghao told Xu Xiao that he had secretly made an agreement with the Nine Heavens, and Xu Xiao pledged to stand with him despite realizing Great Xia’s rule was in danger.
  • Jiang Ning left the Water-Moon Sword Palace with the Solar and Lunar Scriptures growing on his immortal seedling, but decided to continue cultivating the Martial Dao and focus next on the Solar Scripture.
  • A White-Clothed Sword Immortal split the storm clouds and sea with his sword before racing northwest toward Great Xia’s Royal Capital.
  • At the Stargazing Platform, the Blind Elder and Granny Bai discussed the Martial Saint’s death and prepared for the approaching sword master, with Granny Bai planning to send her paper figure first.
  • The White-Clothed Sword Immortal reached the skies beyond the Royal Capital, where his sword light cut a brilliant line through the clear sky.

Ch. 954If No One Answers, Then Bury the Martial Saint!

The White-Clothed Sword Immortal attacked the Royal Capital to test whether the Martial Saint had truly passed away, destroying Granny Bai’s paper soldiers and provoking the city’s defenders. After Jiang Ning returned to Lin Qingyi, the Sword Immortal revealed the Martial Saint’s death to the city and threatened to bury ten thousand people unless someone answered his challenge.

  • The White-Clothed Sword Immortal gathered sword intent over the Royal Capital, and Granny Bai sent ten paper soldiers to stop him.
  • The Sword Immortal destroyed the paper soldiers, discerning how their formation restored them before annihilating them completely.
  • Xiang Yuan and Xiao Wuque decided to wait and see whom the Sword Immortal attacked, while Ji Xuan told Ji Minghao he would defend the imperial palace but would not intervene to protect the common people.
  • Jiang Ning returned to Lin Qingyi and said he had to act because the Sword Immortal’s test would otherwise put her in danger.
  • The Sword Immortal announced that the Martial Saint had passed away and threatened to bury ten thousand people if no one answered his sword.

Ch. 955Gazing Upon the Azure Heavens, Jiang Ning makes his move!

Su Qingying and the Martial King confronted the White-Clothed Sword Immortal, but his overwhelming sword techniques wounded her and incapacitated Xiang Yuan. Jiang Ning stepped forward to face him as the White-Clothed Sword Immortal launched Gazing Upon the Azure Heavens at Jiang Ning.

  • Su Qingying intercepted the White-Clothed Sword Immortal’s attack and challenged him as State Preceptor of Great Xia.
  • The White-Clothed Sword Immortal struck Su Qingying with Gazing Upon the Azure Heavens, and Jiang Ning caught her as she fell.
  • The Martial King attacked the White-Clothed Sword Immortal, who used a primordial spirit sword to knock him from the sky and leave him badly wounded.
  • Jiang Ning acknowledged that he had come to stop the White-Clothed Sword Immortal from killing the Royal Capital’s people.
  • The White-Clothed Sword Immortal attacked Jiang Ning with Gazing Upon the Azure Heavens, and the world turned black and white around the advancing sword intent.

Ch. 956Immortal Sword Drawn!

Jiang Ning defeated the White-Clothed Sword Immortal’s flying-sword formation and resisted his Primordial Spirit attack, revealing a supreme immortal foundation above the royal capital. The White-Clothed Sword Immortal finally judged Jiang Ning worthy of facing his sheathed immortal sword and began to draw it.

  • Jiang Ning crushed the White-Clothed Sword Immortal’s Sword Intent with his bare hand, then punched aside and shattered a flying sword before swallowing its remains.
  • The White-Clothed Sword Immortal sent a vast formation of Mother-and-Child Swords at Jiang Ning, but Jiang Ning endured the attack and swallowed the swords.
  • The White-Clothed Sword Immortal struck Jiang Ning’s Spirit Platform with the Sword of the Primordial Spirit, and Jiang Ning’s sun-and-moon Primordial Spirit wave dissolved the attack and disabled the sword formation.
  • Jiang Ning swallowed the formation’s countless swords and absorbed their refined energy, while the White-Clothed Sword Immortal recognized his highest-grade foundation.
  • Ji Minghao and Ji Xuan watched Jiang Ning’s display from the imperial palace and realized how far his strength had surpassed theirs.
  • Jiang Ning warned that the White-Clothed Sword Immortal would lose his chance unless he drew his sword, and the White-Clothed Sword Immortal began to unsheathe the immortal sword.

Ch. 957Not Second Under Heaven, but First Under Heaven!

Jiang Ning survived the White-Clothed Sword Immortal’s sealed immortal sword strike and killed him with a single punch, revealing that his strength exceeded everyone’s expectations. After returning to his family and sharing a brief reunion, Jiang Ning left to visit his first master, Wang Jin.

  • The White-Clothed Sword Immortal unleashed an immortal sword strike, but Jiang Ning withstood it using his Six-Foot Golden Body and primordial spirit.
  • Jiang Ning used the power of time to accelerate and killed the White-Clothed Sword Immortal with one punch, then swallowed the damaged sword.
  • Xia Xuanyan watched Jiang Ning’s display of strength and resolved that their opposing positions would make them enemies.
  • Ji Xuan admitted that Jiang Ning’s strength had surpassed his understanding, while Ji Minghao wondered if Jiang Ning had reached the Martial Saint’s level.
  • Jiang Ning healed Su Qingying’s wound, then returned to Marquis Dongling’s Residence and reunited with Jiang Li, Liu Wanwan, and the others.
  • After sharing wine with his family, Jiang Ning left to visit his first master, Wang Jin.

Ch. 958A Further Step for the Primordial Spirit, Back to Luo River!

Jiang Ning returned to Luoshui City and visited Li Qing and Wang Jin at the Blue-Wave Martial Academy, where he shared Dream Immortal wine with his master. As he considered how to strengthen his Primordial Spirit, Wang Jin urged him not to let an old teacher hold back his future.

  • Jiang Ning arrived at the Blue-Wave Martial Academy and reunited with Li Qing, who told him Bashu had been unsettled by the rising Nine Pecks of Rice church and its Food God worship.
  • Jiang Ning went to the rear courtyard to visit Wang Jin and brought him a jar of Dream Immortal wine.
  • While waiting for Wang Jin to return with food, Jiang Ning checked his 761.2 source points and decided that strengthening his Primordial Spirit was his best next step.
  • Jiang Ning and Wang Jin ate and drank together, and Jiang Ning promised to visit more often.
  • Wang Jin told Jiang Ning that his future lay in the wider world and that he should not spend precious time on an old teacher.

Ch. 959Cultivating the Solar Scripture!

Jiang Ning reunited with Wang Jin, who supported his decision to take another master and warned him that powerful figures might target him now that the Martial Saint had died. After returning to the Royal Capital and heading to Lishui Palace, Jiang Ning began cultivating the Solar Scripture to balance and strengthen his primordial spirit.

  • Jiang Ning toasted Wang Jin, confessed that he had taken another master, and received his wholehearted support.
  • Wang Jin warned Jiang Ning that the Martial Saint’s death would bring chaos and make the young Second Under Heaven a target for powerful figures and the imperial family.
  • Jiang Ning returned to the Royal Capital, told Lü Yi to inform his family, and learned that the emperor had invited him to the next day’s court assembly.
  • At Lishui Palace, Jiang Ning recognized that his proficient Lunar Scripture had outpaced his beginner Solar Scripture and began cultivating the Solar Scripture to restore balance to his primordial spirit.
  • Jiang Ning’s cultivation caused golden light to shine across Heart-of-the-Lake Island as his Solar Scripture experience steadily increased.

Ch. 960An Unconventional Way to Cultivate!

Jiang Ning tested how the environment affected cultivation and found that Yang Lake Grotto-Heaven’s ten suns greatly accelerated his progress in the Solar Scripture. After returning to Yang Lake at dawn, he remembered his promise to attend Ji Minghao’s court assembly and hurried toward the Royal Capital.

  • Jiang Ning found that cultivating the Lunar Scripture under the moon was far more efficient than cultivating the Solar Scripture at night, and decided to seek a better environment for the Solar Scripture.
  • Jiang Ning entered Yang Lake Grotto-Heaven and settled on a crimson-rock island beneath its ten suns to cultivate.
  • Jiang Ning absorbed the grotto-heaven’s yang energy and deepened his understanding of the Solar Scripture as his progress rose to 3.1 percent.
  • When darkness made cultivation ineffective, Jiang Ning left the grotto-heaven and returned above Yang Lake.
  • Jiang Ning recalled his promise to attend Ji Minghao’s court assembly and rushed toward the Royal Capital before the assembly began.

Ch. 961Rewards!

At court, Ji Minghao asked how Jiang Ning should be rewarded for his victories, and Jiang Ning requested cultivation resources and wealth instead of titles or power. Ji Minghao granted him access to the imperial inner treasury and an array of riches and supplies.

  • Ji Minghao began court while the Luo River King, Jiang Ning, was still absent, but an attendant soon announced his arrival.
  • Ji Minghao welcomed Jiang Ning and seated him beside the senior officials before asking the court to decide how to reward his achievements.
  • Chancellor Li and other officials said Jiang Ning had earned more honors than the court could grant and proposed letting him state his own wishes.
  • Jiang Ning declined titles, authority, and territory, asking instead for treasures, cultivation resources, gold, and silver.
  • Ji Minghao granted Jiang Ning access to the imperial family's inner treasury to choose three treasures, including one of the Nine Treasury-Guarding Treasures, along with gold, ores, herbs, and medicinal pills.

Ch. 962Jiang Yiming's Love Life!

After refusing the Victory Banquet, Jiang Ning received a message from Ji Mingyue and returned to Marquis Dongling’s Residence, where he advised Jiang Yiming about study and heartbreak before reuniting with Lin Qingyi. The chapter ended with Jiang Ning telling Lin Qingyi about the rewards Ji Minghao had granted him.

  • Jiang Ning declined the Victory Banquet and rebuked Ji Xuan before leaving Supreme Ultimate Hall.
  • Ji Mingyue’s palace maid delivered Jiang Ning a letter asking to see him that night, and he arranged to meet her at Vermilion Bird Gate.
  • Jiang Ning praised Jiang Yiming’s training, urged him to study, and heard how Xiao Jia had ended their relationship; Jiang Yiming said he had accepted the breakup.
  • Jiang Ning encouraged Jiang Yiming to move on, then greeted Jiang Li and Liu Wanwan at Marquis Dongling’s Residence.
  • Jiang Ning combed Lin Qingyi’s hair and told her that Ji Minghao had granted him cultivation resources and access to the imperial inner treasury to select three treasures.

Ch. 963The Nine Treasury-Guarding Treasures!

Jiang Ning received the imperial rewards and entered Great Xia’s inner treasury to claim one of the remaining Treasury-Guarding Treasures. He chose the crimson sword, Crimson Cloud, and took hold of it as its heat and radiance subsided.

  • Jiang Ning met Zhou Wenyuan and General Xie outside his residence, accepted three imperial gold notes, and directed the carts of gifts to Lishui Palace.
  • Jiang Ning declined to attend the Victory Banquet, then traveled with Zhou Wenyuan and Xie Xun to the imperial inner treasury.
  • Granny Bai guided Jiang Ning and the officials beneath the tower, where she showed them the five remaining Treasury-Guarding Treasures and explained their known properties.
  • Jiang Ning chose the crimson longsword, Crimson Cloud, and took it from the altar; the sword briefly flared and trembled before becoming still.

Ch. 964Kunpeng's Transformation, Breaking Another Shackle!

Jiang Ning collected treasures from the royal inner treasury and refined the rewards delivered to Lishui Palace, raising his Source Points above a thousand. He shattered five shackles in his left arm, then spent a thousand Source Points to advance the Black Dragon Swallowing Whale Technique and witnessed its Kunpeng transformation.

  • Jiang Ning chose a crimson ore and pitch-black deadwood from the royal inner treasury before leaving with Granny Bai, Xie Xun, and Zhou Wenyuan.
  • At Lishui Palace, Jiang Ning ordered the rewards guarded on the central island and had Chen An exchange thirty thousand taels of gold for body-tempering resources.
  • Jiang Ning refined the resources until his Source Points reached 1287.9 and his physical strength increased.
  • Jiang Ning shattered five shackles in his left arm, then decided he needed to advance the Black Dragon Swallowing Whale Technique to break more.
  • Jiang Ning spent a thousand Source Points and witnessed a giant sea creature transform into a soaring Peng, after which fish and Peng patterns appeared in his palms.

Ch. 965Upper Three Heavens, Nine Heavens!

Jiang Ning gained the Kunpeng Transformation, shattered all nine chains in his left arm, and began attacking the chains in his feet. At the imperial Victory Banquet, Wang Yu arrived from the Nine Heavens offering an alliance, while his retainer struck down Xiang Yuan with a blow that temporarily drained his power.

  • Jiang Ning tested the Kunpeng Transformation, discovered his heightened strength and speed, and sensed space more clearly.
  • Jiang Ning shattered the remaining four chains in his left arm, completing all nine, then began directing his power toward the chains in his right leg.
  • Wang Yu entered the Victory Banquet with two retainers and told Ji Minghao that the Nine Heavens wished to ally with Great Xia.
  • Xiang Yuan challenged Wang Yu's claims, and a retainer struck him into a pillar and temporarily drained his vital energy and strength.
  • Xiao Wuque examined Xiang Yuan and feared the power of the Upper Three Heavens, but Xiang Yuan said his lost power was slowly returning.

Ch. 966All Four Limbs' Shackles Broken, the Human Emperor Sword Restored!

At the Victory Banquet, Wang Yu asserted the Nine Heavens’ authority and returned the Human Emperor Sword to Ji Minghao, revealing his connection to the Yu Emperor Bloodline. Meanwhile, Jiang Ning reflected on breaking all thirty-six shackles in his limbs, then consumed treasures from the imperial treasury to strengthen himself.

  • Wang Yu confronted Xiao Wuque and told the banquet guests that the Nine Heavens had no ill intent toward Great Xia.
  • Ji Minghao declared his trust in the Nine Heavens, and Wang Yu returned the Human Emperor Sword to him.
  • Wang Yu’s attendant revealed that he bore the Yu Emperor Bloodline, and Wang Yu discussed the Luo River King’s potential with Ji Minghao.
  • Jiang Ning tested his newfound lightness after breaking all the shackles in his arms and legs, and considered how difficult the remaining shackles would be to break.
  • Jiang Ning examined the Crimson Cloud sword and two treasures from the imperial treasury, then swallowed crimson ore and gained 7.8 Source Points.
  • Jiang Ning swallowed the black wood and felt a vigorous life force awaken within him.

Ch. 967Soaring Progress, the Might of Immortal Materials!

Jiang Ning refined an ebony treasure and the immortal sword Crimson Cloud, gaining immense Source Points and rapidly advancing his Solar Scripture. After the refinement, he hurried to meet Ji Mingyue at Moonview Pavilion, where he found her waiting alone by a window.

  • Jiang Ning refined the ebony treasure, growing his Immortal Tree to three feet and gaining nearly a hundred Source Points.
  • Jiang Ning swallowed the immortal sword Crimson Cloud and refined its solar essence gold, unleashing intense heat across Lishui Palace and greatly increasing his Solar Scripture experience and Source Points.
  • Wang Yu noticed the golden light over Lishui Palace and told Ji Minghao that the Luo River King was cultivating a supreme scripture.
  • Jiang Ning finished refining the sword, reached beginner 27.1% in the Solar Scripture, and found his Source Points had risen to 1311.3.
  • Jiang Ning hurried to the Vermilion Bird Gate, followed Ji Mingyue's palace maid to Moonview Pavilion, and saw Ji Mingyue standing alone by the window.

Ch. 968Ji Xuan's Death, Meeting Little Seventeen!

Jiang Ning slept with Ji Mingyue, then killed Ji Xuan and everyone in the Side-by-Side Prince’s estate to eliminate a threat before leaving to cultivate at Yang Lake Grotto-Heaven. Ji Minghao learned of the massacre and went to investigate, while Xie Xun tried to keep him from acting rashly.

  • Ji Mingyue used a potent drug to seduce Jiang Ning, then wondered whether a child would reconcile him with Ji Minghao.
  • Jiang Ning went to the Estate of the Side-by-Side Prince and killed Ji Xuan, then shattered the souls of the estate’s other sixty-eight residents.
  • Jiang Ning left the Royal Capital, deciding to cultivate the Solar Scripture at Yang Lake Grotto-Heaven.
  • Ji Minghao learned that Ji Xuan and sixty-eight others had died, seized the Human Emperor Sword, and set out for the estate.
  • Xie Xun intercepted Ji Minghao at Vermilion Bird Gate and urged him to consider the matter carefully; Ji Minghao suspected Jiang Ning was responsible.

Ch. 969True Spirit Returns, Seeking the Truth!

Ji Minghao visited the Estate of the Side-by-Side Prince, where Wang Yu used the prince’s gathered True Spirit to question him about his murder. The spirit refused to identify the killer, while Jiang Ning began cultivating the Solar Scripture as the sun rose over Yang Lake Grotto-Heaven.

  • Xie Xun urged Ji Minghao not to assume Wang Yu had murdered Ji Xuan, and Ji Minghao went to the prince’s estate with him.
  • Wang Yu explained that his attendants were gathering Ji Xuan’s True Spirit so the prince could reveal the truth before it dispersed.
  • Wang Yu’s attendant warned that the True Spirit was insufficient and suggested the killer had invoked the power of the River of Time.
  • The attendants briefly summoned Ji Xuan’s phantom, but he shook his head when Ji Minghao asked who had killed him, and the phantom vanished.
  • Wang Yu departed after explaining that Ji Xuan might have feared naming a killer too powerful for Ji Minghao, and Ji Minghao returned to the palace with his suspicions unresolved.
  • At Yang Lake Grotto-Heaven, Jiang Ning cultivated the Solar Scripture as the sun rose and golden radiance entered his spirit platform.

Ch. 970Draw in Lunar Yin and Solar Power, Temper the Primordial Spirit's Foundation Anew!

Jiang Ning mastered the Solar Scripture and used both supreme scriptures to draw solar origin into his Primordial Spirit. After the sun reversed its course and flooded him with power, he began gathering lunar origin to balance the dangerous heat.

  • Jiang Ning cultivated in Yang Lake Grotto-Heaven, gathered nearly two thousand Source Points, and continued studying the Solar Scripture beneath the real noon sun.
  • Jiang Ning reached proficiency in the Solar Scripture and realized he could draw solar origin into his body; his Lunar Scripture had also reached proficiency.
  • At dusk, Jiang Ning stood over Yang Lake and used the Solar Scripture to make the setting sun rise again, astonishing villagers who saw him.
  • Jiang Ning drew solar origin into his Primordial Spirit, turning it solid and golden as its heat threatened to overwhelm him.
  • Jiang Ning activated the Lunar Scripture, sent the sun rapidly below the mountains, and began drawing the moon’s silver light into himself.

Ch. 971Primordial Spirit Metamorphosis, the Possibility of Surpassing the Immortal Sages of the Primordial Era!

Jiang Ning’s Primordial Spirit underwent a profound metamorphosis above Yang Lake, forming a Chaos Seed that unified his powers and strengthened his foundation. After testing his new abilities in the Upper Yang Inner Landscape, he discovered that six more Sun Lords had emerged, signaling that the contest to become Lord of the Great Sun was approaching.

  • Jiang Ning absorbed lunar origin above Yang Lake, merged it with solar origin, and formed a Chaos Seed whose filaments unified his Primordial Spirit.
  • Jiang Ning returned to the Royal Capital, considered the coming probes by immortal cultivators, and concluded that he was central to the conflict over the Martial Saint’s fate.
  • Wang Yu learned that the Luo River King had returned and decided to visit him the next day.
  • Jiang Ning entered the Upper Yang Inner Landscape and confirmed that he had reached human immortal perfection, with the Heavenly Immortal realm one step beyond.
  • Jiang Ning sensed that six additional Sun Lords had taken their places and realized that the struggle for Lord of the Great Sun would soon begin.

Ch. 972Eternal Immortal, Unsurpassed Perfect Heavenly Immortal?

Jiang Ning encountered Feng Qingyin and the Shangyang Immortal Sect’s ancient sect master at the Dao Lecture Platform, where the master recognized his Chaos Seed and taught the great sun Dao. After awakening from the sermon with greatly advanced Solar Scripture cultivation, Jiang Ning turned toward the Celestial Ladder.

  • Jiang Ning examined the Dao Lecture Platform and sensed traces of time before meeting Feng Qingyin, who recognized that he came from a later age.
  • Feng Qingyin revealed that she had condensed five Dao Flowers, with three in bloom, and was an Unsurpassed Perfect Heavenly Immortal.
  • The Shangyang Immortal Sect’s sect master appeared, praised Jiang Ning’s Chaos Seed and extraordinary foundation, and isolated him briefly to speak across time and space.
  • The sect master began expounding the great sun Dao, immersing Jiang Ning in visions of the sun’s creation and the Solar Scripture’s truths.
  • Jiang Ning awakened alone on the desolate platform and found that his Solar Scripture proficiency had risen to 51.31%.
  • Jiang Ning decided to head toward the Celestial Ladder.

Ch. 973The Heavenly Immortal Realm!

Jiang Ning tested his Primordial Spirit on the Celestial Ladder and barely reached the three-hundredth step, confirming that his strength was close to the Heavenly Immortal realm. After reflecting on Dao Flowers and the four Immortal Dao realms, he went to visit Shen Yue Ru in the Crimson Radiance Grotto-Heaven.

  • Jiang Ning climbed the Celestial Ladder past his previous limit and endured mounting pressure as he neared the three-hundredth step.
  • Jiang Ning forced himself onto the three-hundredth step, received the Grotto-Heaven's commendation, and concluded that his Primordial Spirit had nearly reached the Heavenly Immortal realm.
  • Jiang Ning examined his Immortal Tree and reasoned that the Lunar Scripture and Solar Scripture could condense Dao Flowers, while full blooms marked Heavenly Immortal perfection.
  • Jiang Ning considered the distinctions between Heavenly Immortals, True Immortals, and Dao Ancestor Celestial Venerables, then decided to seek news from Shen Yue Ru.
  • Jiang Ning appeared beside Shen Yue Ru as she cultivated in the Crimson Radiance Grotto-Heaven and told her to finish her breathing cycle before stopping.

Ch. 974The Protagonist of This Era!

Jiang Ning learned that the Ten Domains’ merger would revive the world and bring immense opportunities and upheaval, while Shen Yue Ru warned him about Profound Yang and marveled at his rapid cultivation. The Crimson Radiance Ancestor summoned Jiang Ning and recognized that he was nearing his first Dao Flower, leaving Cang Yue and Shen Yue Ru wondering whether he was the protagonist of this era.

  • Shen Yue Ru told Jiang Ning that Profound Yang expected the Ten Domains’ merger to revive the world, reveal the laws of heaven and earth, and possibly bring ancient powers back.
  • Shen Yue Ru warned Jiang Ning that Profound Yang seemed connected to the six Sun Lords who had recently risen, then urged Jiang Ning to focus on the Immortal Dao.
  • Jiang Ning rejected the idea that a peak Heavenly Immortal would be invincible, saying he had encountered two immortal-level beings beyond Heavenly Immortals.
  • The Crimson Radiance Ancestor sent Cang Yue to invite Jiang Ning to meet her, and Cang Yue brought Shen Yue Ru along.
  • The Crimson Radiance Ancestor told Jiang Ning that he had advanced remarkably and was close to condensing his first Dao Flower, astonishing Cang Yue and Shen Yue Ru.

Ch. 975A Conversation with the Crimson Radiance Ancestor

Jiang Ning spoke with the Crimson Radiance Ancestor about True Immortals and the coming merger of the Ten Domains, then returned to his body and tried cultivating the Lunar Scripture beneath the moon. The chapter ended with his attempt producing no measurable progress as dawn broke.

  • Jiang Ning learned that the Crimson Radiance Ancestor was a Heavenly Immortal ranked among the Azurewave Realm's top three, and that beings beyond Heavenly Immortals were True Immortals.
  • Jiang Ning revealed that one True Immortal was his master and that another was a woman capable of crossing worlds; the Crimson Radiance Ancestor took the information seriously.
  • The Crimson Radiance Ancestor explained the Ten Domains' merger and its potential revival of the Primordial Era, then told Cang Yue to have her disciple cultivate a bond with Jiang Ning.
  • Jiang Ning left with Shen Yue Ru and returned to his body at Marquis Dongling's Residence, reflecting on his Primordial Spirit's improvement and the dangers ahead.
  • Jiang Ning tried cultivating the Lunar Scripture under the moon, but its displayed progress remained unchanged by dawn.
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